The Elfin Heritage Centre was officially opened on Thursday 16th August 2007. A plaque dedicating the Centre to the founder of Elfin Sports Cars, Garrie Cooper, was unveiled by his wife, Lorraine Cooper who is also the patron of The Elfin Owners And Drivers Club.

More than 375 enthusiasts attended the Elfin Heritage Centre celebration evening and there were apologies from other Elfin luminaries who couldn’t make it, including John Bowe, Neil Allen and Bryan Thomson.

Brian “Brique” Reed, EODC President, fulfilled MC duties and introduced short speeches which emphasized the importance of the Heritage Centre as a home for the Elfin Owners and Drivers Club. Most importantly, the Elfin Heritage Centre will act as a permanent memorial to the fabulous achievements of Garrie Cooper.

Many important pieces of Elfin memorabilia had already been provided to the Heritage Centre. On the night, more were presented, including photos, trophies and Garrie’s old Ansett Team Elfin driving suit.

The Elfin Heritage Centre boasted 24 Elfins on display, including Garrie’s first (Cooper Austin) and last (MR9 F5000) race cars, plus the prototype of his planned Formula Vee based road sports car.